Folding bed.



PATENTED JUNE 2,V `1903.

T. HAUSSE.

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T. HAUSBR.` FOLDING BED.

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No. 729,860, I

T. HAUSBR- FOLDING BED.

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T. HAUSER.

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THEODORE IIAUSER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO 'l`lllil GARVY COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

FOLDING BED.

sPEoIFTcATroN forming-parser Lettere Patent No. 729,860, dated rune 2, 1 903.

Application iiled December 4, 1901. Serial No. 84,637. (No model.)

To tif/ZZ whom t may concern.: 1

Be it known that I, THEonoRE I-IAUSER,` a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and usefullmprovenient in Folding Beds, of which the following is a specification.

`My invention relates particularly to the socalled mantel-beds or beds which in closing make two folds on transverse lines, so that when folded the bed lies substantially in a vertical plane and is of medium height, a curtain usually being employed in connection with a canopy for concealingthe bed.

My primary object is to provide a bed of this character of improved general construction, particular attention being paid to securing compactness in the folded forni and strength and rigidity in the extended form.

A minor object is to provide an improved caster connection for beds of metal construction.

In the preferred construction there are employed two side bars or rails, which fold on two transverse lines, four legs supporting the head-sections of said side rails and the adjacent ends of the intermediate sections of said side rails, two legs supporting the rear ends of said intermediate sections and supporting also the foot-sections of said side rails, and a supporting-frame pivotally connected with A the intermediate set of legs and with the rear set of legs and serving to support springcoils, which in turn support the Woven-Wire mattress between the ends thereof and serving also to fold said rear set of legs during the operation of closing the bed.

My invention is illustrated in its preferred form in the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 represents a side view of a bed in its extended or open position, the dotted lines indicating a position during the folding operation; Fig. 2, a view in side elevation of the bedin its folded position; Fig. 3a view of the bed in its folded position looking toward that side of the bed which is away from the wall, a bottom plan View of the springsupporting `frame being presented in this View; Fig. 4f, a View, partly in plan and partly in section, of the -bed in its open position,

ed, respectively, with the legs c6122. frame be comprises, preferably, an angle-iron the section being taken as indicated at the lines 4e of Fig. l; Fig. 5, an enlarged broken section taken as indicated at line 5 of Fig. 3 and showing the parts in the position they occupy in the completely-folded position of the bed; Fig. 6, a similar View showing the parts in the position which they occupy when the bed is partly open; Fig. 7, a similar View showing the position of the parts in the extended or open position of the bed, the dotted lines indicating the position of the foot-section of the bed before the same is extended; Fig. 8, an enlarged section taken as indicated at line 8 of Fig. l andV showing a caster connection employed, and Fig. 9 a perspective View of a clip employed in the construction.

The preferred construction is as follows: A represents the head-section 0f the bed, B the intermediate section of the bed, and C the foot-section of the bed.

The head-section comprises side-rail sections o.; a head rail a, connected with the rails a by braces e2; 'a head-standard a3, supporting a canopy a1 and affording legs a5; an

intermediate set of legs a6, connected by a rail a? and braces as, and braces of d10, fixedly securing the side-rail sections a to the legs a5 a6, respectively.

The section B comprises side-rail sections ZJ, connected by pivots b' to the upper ends of the legs a6 and the rear ends of sections a; legs b2, connected by'pivots b3 with the rear ends of sectionsb; a cross-rail b4, rigidly connecting the legs b2 at their upper portions, braces b5 being employed in connection therewith, and a spring-supporting frame o, joined by pivots 197 bs to clips b9 510, rigidly connect The forming the sides Z911 Z912 and the rear end i913,- an angle-iron 514, joining the front ends of the side members Z111 Z912; cross members Z915, and a central longitudinal member Z211?. As appears from Fig. 4, the angle-iron forming the sides 1911512 513 has one inturned flange ly ing in a horizontal plane and one upturned flange, the inturned flange being notched at the corners Z217 to permit bending.

1 The section C comprises side-rail sections c, connected at their front ends by pivots c' IOO to the rear ends of the rail -sections b and joined at their rear ends to a foot-rail c2, and

a foot-piece c3, rigidly connected with the rear ends of the rail-sections c, braces c4 being employed thereat.

Connected at its ends with the head-rail c and foot-rail c2 is a woven-wire mattress D, which is supported centrally upon coil-springs D', carried by the frame h6. When the bed is in the open position of Fig. l, this wire mattress is tightly extended, and the direction of force applied to the foot-rail is such as t0 keep the foot-section C extended in a wellunderstood manner.

The manner in which thelfoot-section C is supported through its connection with the section B and the manner in which the bed is locked against collapse when in the extended position is clearly illustrated in Figs. 5 to 7, inclusive. As illustrated, the side-rail sections b have inturned upper flanges d and downturned flanges d', the flanges CZ being cut away at their rear portions at d`-. The members c have. upper inturned flanges d3 and downturned flanges d, the latter being preferably notched at points d5. The front ends of the members c lie on the inner sides of the members b, and the pivotal connections c' between said members are through the downturned flanges d d4. The legs b2 have forwardly-turned flanges d6 and inwardly-turn ed anges d7,thelatter beingcutaway at their upper ends at points d8, Fig. 3, and recessed thereat at points (19, leaving projections d10, to which are rigidly secured angle-irons du. Each angle-iron d has a forwardly-turned arm di? and adownwardly-tnrned arm C113, the upper surface of the former serving to engage the flange d3 of the member c to lock the bed against collapse, as shown in Fig. 7. As indicated in Fig. 7, the inner end of the member c projects beyond the pivot c', so that the inner end of the flange d3 lies directly beneath the rear end of the flange d. The cut-away portion of the flanged permits the foot-section of t-he bed to be swung upwardly to the position of the dotted lines of Fig. 7. In the position of Fig. 5 the front end of the flange d3 (now become the rear end) engages the lower end of the arm dlg. By reference to Figs. 1 and 7 it will be understood that were it not for the shoulders afforded by the arms (112 the bed might collapse by swinging rearwardly about the lower ends of the legs a b2, as indicated by the arrows. In such case the head-standard a3 of the bed would be lifted up and inclined toward the foot of the bed, as is evident. The shoulders afforded by the upper surfaces of the arms d12 effectually prevent any such action, inasmuch as the front endsv of the flanges d3 are firmly locked between said shoulders and the rear ends of the flanges d. As shownin Figs. 5 to 7, inclusive,

" and Fig. 9, the clip b1 has a flange j', which is secured by rivets j" to the flange (Z7 of the leg b2 and the flange f2, which receives the pivot bs. The rail b4 is preferably of' angleiron, having an uptnrned flangef3 and a rearwardly-turned flange ff. The rear end member Z113 of the spring-supporting frame h6 has an uptnrned flange f5 and a forwardly-turned flange f, the front edge of the flange f6 lying beneath and in substantially the same plane as the rear edge of the flange f. It will be observed that in swinging the bed upwardly to the position of Fig. 6 and then to the completely-closed position of Fig. 5 the an gie-iron Z113 turns about the pivotal point bs, having a movement relatively to the angle-iron b4. In the operation of folding the bed the rear portion of the bed is commonly raised by lifting upon the member bm. The disposition of the flanges of the angle-irons is such as to prevent the possibility of the fingers becoming caught between and injured by the angleirons. In the extended position of Fig. 7 the notches d5 of the flanges d4 engage the notches Z9 at the upper portions of the flanges dl of the legs b2, thereby adding to the stability.

In the folded position the bed is supported by the legs d5 et, and said legs are therefore supplied with casters. The legs are composed of angle-irons with the outer surfaces of their flanges flush with the sides and ends ofthe bed, thelowerends ofthe flanges being curved toward each other to afford sockets g, Fig. 8, for the shanks g of the casters. The diameter of the socket is slightly less than the diameter of the shank, whereby the shank is clampingly held in place after being forced into the socket.

The canopy CL4 comprises, preferably,a fixed section 7i and a movable section h, joined thereto by hinges 7b2. No curtain is shown connected with the canopy, though one is commonly employed in connection therewith. When the bed is in the open position, the section h of the canopy is folded back upon the section h, and when the bed is in the closed position the section h' is extended to the position of Fig. 2.

The manner of folding the bed is to first fold the foot-section C upwardly about the pivotal points c' and then lift the section B, during which movement the members b swing about the pivotal points b and the frame b5 swings about the pivotal points bl. Thus there occurs in the section B a parallel link folding or collapsing action which carries the frame b toward the plane of the rail-sections b, thereby carrying the springs D' and mattress D inside the plane of the rail-sections l), as shown in Fig. 2. During this folding action the legs b2 are swung downwardly to the folded position by the frame b. When the bed is open, the springs and mattress are chiefly supported directly from the legs cts b2, the side rails of the bed being unconnected with the mattress. It will be understood that the folding operation can take place with the usual woolen mattress and bedclothing upon the bed.

It will be observed that by reason of the collapsing action described the mattress may IOO IIO

occupy a low plane in the open position and the bed still be compactly folded in the closed position.

Changes in details of construction within the spirit of my invention may be made. Hence no undue limitation is to be understood from the foregoingdetailed description.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. vIn a bed of the character described, having a stationary head-section and a swinging section connected therewith, a suitably-secured mattress,and a spring-supportin gframe located belowv the plane of the mattress and comprisinga part of said swinging section and having a movement toward the plane of the mattress during the closing operation, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a bed of the character described, theI combination of a stationary head-section having supporting-legs, a swinging section pivotally connected therewith and provided toward its foot portion with pivotally-connected supporting-legs, a suitably-secured mattress, and a spring-supporting frame for said swinging section located beneath the plane of the mattress and supported directly from said legs and automatically moved parallel to itselfy in a folding movement during the operation of closing the bed.

3. In a bed of the character described, the combination of a stationary head-section provided with rigidly-connected legs, a swinging section having side rails pivotally connected with said head-section, legs pivotally -connected with said side rails near. the rear ends thereof, and a spring-supporting frame located beneath the plane of said side rails and pivotally connected at its front portion with legs of said head-section and at its rear portion with said pivoted legs.V

4. In a bed of the character described, the combination of a head-section provided toward the inner or rear portion thereof with rigidly-connected legs, intermediate side-rail sections pivotally connected at their front portions with the upper ends of saidlegs, legs pivotally connected with therear portions of said rail-sections, a foot-section for said bed pivotally connected with the rear ends of said rail-sections, a spring-supporting frame located beneath said rail-sections and pivotally connected to the legs at its front andrear ends, a mattress connected with the front` nected with the rear end of said spring-supporting frame, a folding foot-section connected with said intermediate section, a mattress connected with the rear portion of said footsection and with the front portion of said head-section, and springs carried by said supporting-frame and bearingthe central portion of said mattress.

6. In a bed of the character described, the combination of a head-section, an intermediate section folda'bly connected with said head-section, a foot-section foldably connected with said intermediate section, and locking-shoulders carried by the rear legs of said intermediate section and engaging suitable shoulders on one of the bed-sections serving to prevent collapse of the bed when the latter is-in the extended position.

7. In a bed of the character described, the

combination of a 'head-section having siderail sections ct and legs fixedly secured to the inner or rear ends thereof,`siderail sections b1 pivotally connected with said head-section and having inturned flanges, legs pivotally connected with the rear or foot ends of said sections b, means for closing said last-named legs during the 4operation of folding the bed, a foot-section comprising side-rail sections c pivotally connected toward their front or inner ends with the rear ends of the :rail-sections b, and shoulders carried by said lastnamed legs and serving to engage the inner ends of the rail-sections cto prevent collapse of the bed in the extended position.

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8. In a bed of the character described having a head-section, an intermediate section foldably connected therewith, and a foot-section foldably connected with said interme- IIO diate section, legs foldably connected with the rear end of said intermediate section, and

locking-pieces xedly secured to the upper ends of said legs and having one set of shoulders serving to engage the front ends of said last-named rail-sections to lock the bed in the open position and another set of shoulders serving to engage said front ends in the folded position of said foot-section.

9. In a bed of the character described having a 'stationaryhead-section, an intermediate section foldably connected therewith, and a foot-section foldably connected with said intermediate section, and comprising suitable rai1-sections,.iianges on the rail-sections of `said intermediate section, iianges on the raillock the bed in the extended position, and shoulders carried by the side-rail sections of said-intermediate bed-section and by said legs for supporting said foot-section in the folded position.

I'. In a bed of the character described, having a head-section, an intermediate section foldably connected therewith, and a foot-section foldabl y connected with said intermediate section, side rails for said intermediate sect-ion having inturned flanges cnt away at their rear portions, side-rail sections for said foot-section pivotally connected with said intermediate rail-sections and having inturned flanges engaging said first-named flanges, legs pivotallyconnected with the rear ends of said intermediate rail-sections and having inturned ilanges located in a transverse plane,

- Asaid flanges being cnt away at their upper portions to accommodate said rail-sections of said foot-section, and angle-irons each secured at one arm to a leg-flange and having a forwardly-projecting arm affording a shoulder bearing beneath the adjacent flange of the adjacent side-rail section of said foot-section, and means for folding said legs during the operation of closing the bed.

l1. In abed of the character described,hav ing a head-section, an intermediate section foldably connected therewith, and a foot-section foldably connected with said intermediate section, side-rail sections for said intermediate section comprising angle-irons each having an inturned flange and a downtnrned ange, the inturned flanges being cnt away at their rear portions, side-rail sections for said foot-section comprising angle-irons each having an inturned flange and a downturned flange, the front ends ofsaid last-named railsections being located at the inner side of the rear ends of said first-named railsections, pivotal connections between the corresponding rail-sections of said intermediate and foot sections, the inturned flanges of the rail-sections of said foot-section bearing beneath the inturned flanges of said first-named rail-sections, legs pivotally connected with the rear ends of the downturned flanges of said intermediate rail-sections and comprising angleirons having forwardly-turned flanges and inwardly-turned flanges located in a transverse plane, said inwardly-turned flanges being cut away at their upper portions and notched adjacent to the cnt-away portions to receive the downturned flanges of the railsections of said foot-section, the downtnrned flanges of said foot-section being correspondingly notched, and shoulders carried by said inwardly-turned flanges of said legs and bearing beneath said inwardly-turned flanges of said foot-section.

12. In abed of the charac-,ter described having a head-section, an intermediate section foldably connected therewith, and a foot-section foldablyconnected with said intermediate section, legs pivotally connected at their upper ends with the rear ends of the rail-sections of said intermediate section, an angleiron joining said legs and having a rearwardly-tn r-ned flange and an upwardly-turned llange,and a spring-supporting frame for said intermediate section having side members pivotally connected with said legs and a rear angle-form member connecting the rear ends of said side members and having a forwardlyturned flange and an upwardly-turned llange, said angle-irons being disposed to prevent injury to the fingers ot' the operator duri'n g the folding ofthe bed.

THEoDoRE HAUSER.

In presence of ALBERT D. BACCI, WM. B. DAvIEs. 

